Necktie with fitting gauge



Feb. 21, 1939. L GARFMKLE v 2,18,15fi

, NECKTIE WITH FITTING GAUGE Filed Aug. 31, 1937 Inventor Leon Garfink/e Azforheys.

v the wide oroutside end portion.

Patented Feb. 21, 1939 sacrum wn'n n'rrmo GAUGE Leon Glrflnkle, San Fernando, cum. I Application August 21, 1931, Serial- No. 161,791 2 chums.- (01. 2-146) My inventionrelates to an improvement in the four-in-hand type of neckties, one 01 the purposes being to facilitate the location of the knot at thg proper place of the tie. In manuiacture of four-in-hand neckties, these are designed for the knot to come within a. certain length of the tie. For the ordinary mens tie this length is usually three to four inches. When the tie is knotted in this section the knot will be neat and the ends drop from the knot so that the two ends of the tie will be in substantial alignment, that is, the large end and the small end will be correctly positioned, the small end always lying underneath the large or wider end. Thus when the necktie is properly knotted as designed by the manufacturer, the knot is always neat and the two ends align, thus giving a neat appearance to the necktie.

For the ordinary person putting on. a necktie,

carefully, heis very apt to have the knot formed on the wrong place on the tie and the two ends considerably out of alignment. For instance, the shorter end may be considerably above the lower end which allows the long end .of the tie to hang down too far and when the wearer does not have a waistcoat or a coat covering the tie, it does not have the neat appearance as when the two ends are aligned and the knot is made in the correct place. Also frequently the small end of the tie will hang down or project below My invention relates to a fitting gauge incorporated with the necktie on the neck band portion so that the wearer may position the tie properly around his collar so that when he makes the knot it will come at the correct position as intended by the tie manufacturer and the two ends of the tie will practically align. In view of the fact that 'ties for instance for men are usually made of a more or less standard length and are required to fit a considerable variation of collar sizes or neck band sizes of a shirt, my fitting gauge is designed to operate correctly with these diiierent neck band sizes. Therefore on the inside of the tie at the oppounless he doesthis before a mirror and watches site ends of the neck band portion which extends around the neck band'of the collar, I employ'a series of gauge marks with numbers indicating the neck band size. For mens sizes these generally run fromsize 14 in half sizes to size 17. Therefore presuming a person has a 15 neck size, the wearer using his right and his left hand, grasps the tie with the thumb and fingers in alignment with the two i5 marks on the tie. The neck band is then fitted around the collar, the fingers brought together at the front of the collar or shirt and the knot isthen formed and tightened to form the desired tightness of knot. Such knot will then be formed 5 in.the correct position on the necktie and the wide and the short end substantially aligned at their ends. My invention also comprehends making the tie with only one series of gauge marks preferably on the end of the neck band portion towards the small or narrow end of the tie, then the wearer may grasp this portion in one handwith the fingers and thumb aligned with the particular neck band size, loop the neck band portion of the tie around the collar and form the knot, being careful to align his fingers with the front of the collar or shirt. The

knot then formed will be in the correct position and the tie ends properly aligned. It will therefore be seen by my invention it mayiacilitate the correct fitting of neckties and such may be done without the wearer watching the knotting in a mirror as by following the gauge the necktie is always properly knotted. It is obvious that my invention comprehends the gauge marks on a tie in many difierent ways such as being printed or stamped on the tie at the ends of the neck band portion, having tapes with the gauge marks stitched to the tie or'in any other suitable way.

' My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan showing the underside of a tie with the gauge marks thereon.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan of a first series of gauge marks indicated by the arrow 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan of the second series of gauge marks indicated by the arrow 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the tie showing the manner of forming the neck loop and aligning the two series of gauge marks.

Fig. 5 is a partial plan showing an alternate manner of forming the gauge, such being on tapes stitched to the back of the tie.

In the illustrations a typical four-in-hand necktie is designated by the numeral II, this showing the underside of the tie. Such tie has what is usually termed the small end 12, a neck band section I 3 and a so-called. large end I4.

I provide on the outsideof the tie a first set of gauge marks I5 and a second set of gauge marks I 6, these being illustrated enlarged in Figs. 2

"and s.

In order to designate the proper manner of with the right hand,

of substantially standard length of ties. The tie for an adult has over-all length indicated at 2. and being indicated at 44 inches. Measuring from the small end to locate the first series of gauge marks II I employ a measurement 2| indicated at inches. At the point 10 inches from the small end this gauge is marked on the tie and consists of a series of numerals 22 with cross lines 28. The numerals indicate full sizes and half sizes and in the illustration of Fig. 2, the line 28 10 inches from the small end is marked with the numeral l1 and then in full and half sizes to the numeral H as this generally covers the range of necktie sizes for most adults. While in most neckties the marking is interpreted and positioned in regard to the conventional neckband sizes of collars and shirts in which for instance a 14 neckband is 14 inches around the neck and a 17 is 17 inches around the neck, in my scale however, on account of using two of these and the gauge from I! to it covers a three inch range in size, nevertheless as this gauge only takes care of half of the variation in length, the distance from the 17 to the 14 inch mark has the over-all measurement 24 which is 1% inches. The H mark on the gauge I! thus being 11% inches from the small end of the tie.

A third measurement 2! is made along the neckband portion is of the tie from the numeral ll of the first gauge l5 and this is 14 inches in the illustration to the beginning of the second gauge marks It, the numeral H of this being then aligned with the end of the 14 inch measurement. This second gauge has cross lines and numerals shown from size 14 to 17 through half sizes and on account of this gauge being made to register with the first gauge, the actual measurement from the numeral II to I! is 1% inches as indicated by the measurement numeral 26. Thus the series of measurements 2i, 24, 25 and 2| leave the remaining distance 21, 17 inches to the end of the wide part of the tie, making a total of 44 inches. The knot to be made in the tie is approximately in the neighborhood of the second gauge mark it.

with these two gauges so positioned it will. be seen as above mentioned, that the distance between the two It numerals is 14 inches and fits around a 14 size collar. Likewise, the distance between the two ll, i6 and I1 marks will fit around 15, 16 and 1'1 size collars or neckband shirt sizes, the half sizes intermediate between the full numerals giving the correct measurement for one-half sizes of collars and shirts.

The preferred manner of using my tie with the gauge marks is as follows: Fig. 4 shows the underside view of the tie merely to indicate the alignment of the same numerals, but the wearer can adjust his tie with my invention without looking in a mirror to get the correct positioning. The neckband portion ii of the tie is looped around the back of the collar or neckband of the collar attached to a shirt. Usually the wide end is on the right hand side and the wearer engages the portion adjacent the gauge IS with his finger substantially aligned with the numeral indicating the size of the collar, presuming this is the size with his thumb, and first finger aligning with this numeral IS on the gauge it then with the left hand he engages the tie adjacent the gauge 15 with the thumb and first finger aligning with the numeral ii. The fingers of both hands are then brought to the front of the collar. This approximately aligns the two numerals II. The knot is then formed loosely and then tightened and the small end I! pulled downwardly slipping through the knot until the desired snug fit is secured. The knot will then be positioned in the part of the tie designed by the manufacturer for this purpose and the large and the small end will approximately align, the small endi2 being positioned behind the wide end It. It will be understood that although I have provided two gauges spaced apart'on a tie, I may manufacture the tie with only one series of gauge marks located either in the position of the gauge it or the gauge is in which case the wearer engages the gauge mark on the tie with the thumb and fingers of one hand in alignment with the numeral corresponding to the neck band size of his collar and with the other hand the tie is looped around the collar and both hands brought into alignment with the front of the collar and the knot then formed. This also brings the knot in the correct position on the tie and the two ends in alignment.

In the type of gauge illustrated in connection with Figs. 1 through 4, the gauge numerals and lines are indicated as printed or stamped on the material of the tie. This may be done with an ink which will not smear or stain the front of the tie. It is obvious however that the gauge marks will be placed on the tie in any suitable manner. In Fig. 5 1 illustrate another arrangement for attaching the gauge in which each of the gauges and ii are illustrated as using tapes 32 with cross lines 33 and numerals 3| thereon. These tapes may be stitched to the tie in the proper position and in use the gauges 30 and 3| function in the same manner as the gauges l6 and It. It will be understood that where ties are intended for youths, these are usually shorter in length and the gauge marks will be placed on the ties accordingly. These sizes generally run from 12 to 14 Should the wearer have a neck band size larger than 1'7, he merely spaces his finger from the i1 mark towards the ends of the tie to secure the correct adjustment and likewise if the neck band size is smaller than 14, the fingers are positioned closer together. A person may readily change the spacing. It will therefore be apparent that it is only necessary to have a few gauge marks and for instance the two extreme limits such as the I4 and I! would in many cases be satisfactory as the wearer could then judge the distance between for aligning similar measurements of the gauges.

While in the illustrations I have shown the standard necktie for adults, 46 inches in length, frequently for adults these are made in different lengths, such as 44 and 46 inches. For the 46 inch tie the measurement 2| is 10 inches, for the 44 inch tie, this measurement would be 9 inches 4 and for the 48 inch tie, such measurement is 11 inches.

My invention also facilitates not only the formation of what is termed a single knot in the tie but a double and triple knot when a person wishes a large size knot. The single knot is made by one loop of the large end of the tie around the small end, the double by two loops and the triple by three loops. To make the single type of knot, as above mentioned, the gauge numerals for the neckband size are aligned.- To make a double knot the number on the scale l5 corresponding to the neckband sizes used and one size larger on the gauge or scale It, these being aligned and for the triple loop or triple knot, likewise the numeral corresponding to the neckband size on the scale I5 is used and two sizes larger on the scale I6 is aligned therewith. This gives the correct form of all of these three types of knots and properly aligns the small endwith the large end of the tie when the knot is completed. With my invention I also have printed instructions on the back of the necktie or this can be incorporated on tape stitched to the tie.

It is well known that the manufacturers of four-in-hand necktiesconstruct these so that the neck-band portion indicated in my drawing at It, is slightly narrower at the back portion of the tie than at the portion which would contact the front of a collar. This is for the purpose of having a neat ilt underneath a collar, particularly when these are of the fold-over type. The ties are usually so designed also that the makers intend the knot when this is a single knot to be approximately the same place in the necktie varying from about one to three inches v in the length of the tie. Whenthe knot is fastened at this approximate place, the center part of the neckband will fit approximately at the back of the collar, hence with my construction and using the gauge for positioning the tie as to the overlap to form the knot, I not only cause the two ends of the tie when the knot is properly formed to be approximately even, but this center part of the neckband is always. approximately at the back of the collar in the position intended by the manufacturers of the tie, hence my invention may be construed as having a construction which will always locate the center part of the neckband correctly at the back of the collar. I

As above-described, it is only. necessary to have one series of gauge marks on the underside of the tie as in the procedure of applying and knotting the tie, the other portion is brought around the neck until part of the small or narrow end portion of the tie aligns with a particular numeral of. the gauge marks. The tie when knotted and the knot pulled tight then has the ends of the same length. It is obvious that it is not n to have the gauge marks. always adjacent the neck portion I3. The gauge marks may be spaced from the large end of the tie on the back of the portion H. In this case with the band of the tie looped around the neck, the.

small end is brought to align with the gauge mark of the particular size collar, the tie is then knotted and the knot pulled tight. This then brings both ends of the tie in accurate alignment. When the gauge marks are arranged on the large end of the tie, there is suflicient room to have these incorporated with a name label or trade-mark label.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim: 7

1. A necktie of the character described, comprising a neckband; broad and narrow sections extending therefrom; and a tape extending longitudinally of the tie and containing a series of gauge marks representing collar sizes arranged in consecutive formation longitudinallyoi the necktie on the underside of one of said sections and being positioned thereon such that when the necktie is operatively disposedabout a collar of a given size and the sections are in such relation that when extended said portion will register with the gauge mark corresponding to the size of the collar, said sections will be substam tially coterminous when tied in a four-in-hand' knot.

2. A necktie of the character described, com- "prising a neckband; broad and narrow sections extending therefrom; a series of transversely extending gauge mafrks representing collar sizes and arranged in consecutive formation longitudinally of the necktie and positioned on the un derside of said broad section and the underside of the said narrow section; said marks being spaced apart a distance equal to one-half the amount between standard collar sizes and being positioned on said broad section with respect to the free end thereof and to a portion on. said narrow section that when the necktie is operas tively disposed about a collar of a given size and the sections are in such relation that when extended said portion will register with the gauge 

